Dec. 16--Before heading to the flames, firefighters are required to ... but they must be certified wildland boots. Shirt and Pants Those forest green pants and bright yellow shirts aren't worn ...

Lack of moisture and a period of hot, dry winds had converted fields of grass and crop residue in the area into ... at the flames but used to wet down fuels ahead of a head fire. Some wildland ...

If one home ignites into flames, all the neighboring homes are at risk. There are great examples of urban fires within metropolitan areas where the initial ignition did not come from the wildland.

manager of the lab’s Wildland Fire Mitigation Project. “We don’t do any burning,” Jones said. “It’s not worth the risk.” Flames have also destroyed mansions on a California hilltop ...

The devastating images of strong flames and scorched earth in Los Angeles ... and off we go." A wildland firefighter EMT whose day job is an EMT at an Indiana hospital, Cummings has battled ...

That said, human expansion into the wildland-urban interfaced, WUI, has grown steadily for decades with 2.5 million homes now in these areas, 1.75 million people in the western WUI alone. Of course, ...

As the only full-time National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) wildland firefighters in the Army, their dedication extends far beyond the typical scope of duty, encompassing a vital role in ...